Were you recently involved in a personal injury accident? Did you suffer hand injuries because of your accident? Were the injuries you suffered so severe that your hand had to be amputated? If you suffered an amputation of the right hand or the left hand, you might have grounds to file a lawsuit. You could be compensated for your hand amputation.
If you have considered the possibility of filing a lawsuit, you might be in need of legal assistance. Many victims of hand amputations contact our law firm with many questions regarding the potential value of their claims. What are the settlement amounts of hand amputation cases? How much can victims of hand amputations receive if their dominant hand was amputated? How can victims recover the compensation to which they are entitled? For answers to all of your questions, you must seek legal assistance with the experienced attorneys at Kenmore Law Group.
Kenmore Law Group is a law firm dedicated to fighting for the rights of all injured victims. Our Los Angeles attorneys have spent many years representing parties that have had their hands amputated for a variety of reasons. If you would like our attorneys to evaluate your claim and provide you with information about the potential value of your claim, you must contact our law firm as soon as possible. Our attorneys are ready to handle your amputation claim and help you recover the compensation that you deserve. You must contact our law firm as soon as possible.
Causes of Hand Amputations
In many cases, hands are amputated as a last resort—when the damage to the victim’s hand is so severe that the hand cannot be saved without the risk of infection or death. What leads to a hand amputation? Unfortunately, there are many possible causes of hand amputations. For example, the following personal injury accidents could result in amputations: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, fires, boating accidents, explosions, defective products, and work accidents, such as electrocutions, machinery accidents, and construction accidents. It does not matter where or how you suffered an injury that required amputation; you could have the right to file a claim regardless. You must contact our law firm as soon as possible.
The Factors that Determine the Value of Your Hand Amputation Claim
Our law firm is often contacted with many questions regarding the average hand amputation settlement amounts. Many parties affected by a hand amputation want information regarding the average settlement amount of a hand amputation case. However, there is not one universal value that applies to all hand amputation claims. On the contrary, there are many factors that can affect the value of a claim. Without a doubt, the value of the hand amputation itself influences the value of the claim. The details that would affect this value include the costs for hospitalization, surgery, medication, and follow-up care, for example. However, the value of your claim could increase if you suffered additional injuries that also required treatment. If you temporarily or permanently lost your ability to work, the value of your claim could also increase. This value is often based on your age, wage history, and the time you were or will be unable to work. The value of your claim could also be affected by comparative negligence—or the victim’s role in causing the accident or injuries. Perhaps, most importantly, the value of your claim could be affected by policy limits. If you file a claim against an insurance company for your amputation, the value of your claim would be limited by the policy limit. In addition to the factors mentioned above, the value of your hand amputation claim could also be affected by the emotional and mental distress caused by the amputation, for example. For more information about the different factors that could affect the value of your claim, you must contact our attorneys as soon as possible.
How much is a Hand Amputation Case Worth?
In California, the maximum compensation available for recovery after a hand injury is approximately $2,500,000 in comparison to the national average of $1,440,000. In general, the average case settlement for a hand amputation can be worth more if your dominant hand was amputated. If you are right-handed and your right hand was amputated, your expected payout could exceed $1,500,000.
What is the Average Settlement for an Amputated Hand Case?
The average value of an amputated hand caused by an explosion (fireworks, to be specific) is approximately $15,600. As discussed above, there are many factors that could affect the expected settlement for a hand amputation lawsuit. In general, the lowest possible value of a hand amputation claim is approximately $750,000. If your amputation resulted from an accident caused by a party’s negligence, the claim can be worth up to $3,000,000.
How much Can You Receive If You Had Your Hand Amputated?
If you had your hand amputated, you could receive anything from $750,000 to $3,000,000 in compensation. The value of the amputation, without considering any other factors, is worth $1,500,000 maximum. The value of your claim also depends on what hand was amputated. If your left hand was amputated but you are right-handed, your claim can be worth less than if your dominant hand was amputated. If you are left-handed and suffered amputation of the left hand, your claim could be worth more.
Sample Verdicts and Settlements for Hand Amputations Claims
Below, there are a few examples of past hand amputations settlements and verdicts:
- $400,000—the victim’s hand was amputated by a machine in his workplace.
- $2.25 million—the victim’s left hand was amputated by a machine.
- $2.5 million—the victim’s hand and forearm were amputated by a piece of machinery (a shredder) while attempting to address a paper jam.
If you would like to learn more about hand amputation and hand injury settlement, you must contact our law firm as soon as possible.
The Compensation Available for Recovery
What is the average compensation available for the victims of hand injuries that result in amputations? What is the average payout for a hand amputation claim? If you would like to know the amount you could receive as your hand amputation compensation, you must discuss the value of your claim with our experienced attorneys. In general, the value of a claim is separated into many categories. The categories of compensation that are often available for recovery include the following:
- Medical cost
- Lost earnings
- Property damage
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of consortium
- Punitive damage
At Kenmore Law Group, our experienced hand amputation attorneys understand the physical, mental, emotional, and financial effects that can result from hand amputations. Although monetary compensation cannot and will not reverse the harm that you suffered because of your amputation, it can help you and your family to overcome some of the financial difficulties caused by your accident and your amputation. Because of that, our attorneys will always fight for your right to recover the maximum amount of compensation for your claim. For more information about the compensation that you could receive for your hand amputation claim, you should contact our law firm as soon as possible.
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Were you recently involved in a personal injury accident? Did your personal injury accident result in a hand amputation? If so, you might have grounds to file a hand amputation claim. A hand amputation can have devastating effects on a victim’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. If you would like to learn more about your right to sue after a hand amputation and about the average value of a hand amputation case, you must contact the Los Angeles attorneys that have experience in hand amputation cases at Kenmore Law Group as soon as possible. The attorneys at Kenmore Law Group will evaluate your claim and provide you with all the information you need to ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the value of an amputated hand case. If you would like to speak with our attorneys about your hand amputation claim, you must contact our law firm as soon as possible. An experienced lawyer for hand amputation cases will be available to provide you with the legal assistance that you need.
Our law firm offers free consultations. Our free consultations ensure that all parties have access to our legal assistance regardless of their current financial situation. When you contact our law firm, you will not have to worry about paying expensive fees to speak with our legal experts. During our free consultations, an experienced lawyer in Los Angeles who handles hand amputation lawsuits will answer all questions and all concerns regarding hand amputation claims. If you have questions about the common hand amputation compensation amounts, you can trust that our attorneys will provide you with the answers you need to understand how much you could receive for your injury. If you are interested in benefiting from a free consultation, you must contact our law firm as soon as possible.
Our law firm also offers free second opinions. Our free second opinions are designed to ensure that all affected parties and their claims have a second opportunity at filing a successful claim. Unfortunately, many victims of injuries that lead to hand amputations settle for inexperienced and incompetent attorneys in their desperation to start their legal process. Because of that, they are constantly left with unanswered questions and full of doubts. If you are constantly dealing with confusion in regards to your claim, and you believe that your injury claim has been misled because of your current attorney’s incompetence, you can trust that our lawyers will help get your claim back on the right track to reaching a successful outcome. If you are interested in allowing our experienced attorneys to handle your claim, you must contact our firm as soon as possible to schedule a free second opinion.
The free legal services discussed above—our free consultations and free second opinions—are available as part of our Zero-Fee guarantee. Our Zero-Fee guarantee is designed to ensure that our clients are never required to pay any upfront legal fees for any of our services. In addition to our Zero-Fee guarantee, our law firm is also strictly based on contingency. How do our clients benefit from our strict contingency structure? Because our firm is based on contingency, our clients will not be required to pay us anything until after our attorneys win their claims. After being compensated, our legal fees will be deducted from the settlement or verdict awarded; therefore, our clients will never have to pay anything out of pocket. You only pay if you win. If you would like to discuss the value of your hand amputation claim, you must contact Kenmore Law Group as soon as possible.
